Over 200 students, parents, and area residents attended the 2018 DuPage County Trade Apprenticeship Expo on Wednesday, May 30th, 2018. The event was co-sponsored by the DuPage County Building & Construction Trades Council and CISCO (Construction Industry Service Corporation) and hosted by PowerForward DuPage. The doors opened to a large group of people at […]

PowerForward DuPage will be holding its 22nd Annual Golf Outing on Saturday, August 4, 2018 at the Bloomingdale Golf Club located at 181 Glen Ellyn Road in Bloomingdale, IL. Registration opens at 7:00 a.m., with a shotgun start at 8:00 a.m.   Lunch will be served immediately following golf along with the prize drawings. There will be many […]

The 2018 PowerForward DuPage Scholarship Application is available and this year, (5) $1,500 scholarships will be awarded. PowerForward DuPage is proud to provide college tuition assistance to the children of IBEW Local 701 members and signatory contractors. IBEW Local 701 members are also eligible to apply. To view and/or print the 2018 PowerForward DuPage Scholarship Application, […]

2018 DuPage County Trade Apprenticeship Expo   TRADE THE TRADITIONAL CAREER PATH. TRADE 4 YEARS OF WAITING……FOR A CAREER YOU CAN GET STARTED ON TODAY.                        Wednesday, May 30th, 2018                               […]

As host for Session Two in a 4-part career exploration series, PowerForward DuPage welcomed 68 high school sophomores and juniors today. The students, attending from Downers Grove North and South High Schools, are part of Chamber630’s Attainable Futures Program. The program addresses the topic of workforce readiness and each session is geared toward helping the […]

  The future looks bright for solar in DuPage County! The Future Energy Jobs Act (FEJA) will stimulate job creation throughout our state, providing the opportunity to strengthen our local economy by expanding solar/renewable energy programs. HOWEVER, IS DUPAGE COUNTY READY TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THESE OPPORTUNITIES? On Monday, January 29th, 2018, please join local […]

Our 21st Annual PowerForward DuPage Golf Outing was held on Saturday, August 5, 2017 at the Bloomingdale Golf Club. The weather was perfect and everyone had a great time. Thank you to everyone who attended, supported and volunteered at this successful event. I am very pleased to announced that we had (133) golfers in attendance […]